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Some of our beliefs might not stand up to our own scrutiny, and yet we hold on to them because people around us cheer us for holding on to them.
The way out is to ignore others and think for ourselves.
#ReneGirard #PeterThiel
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Yet another reminder that we always have to look out for the gap between words and action.
(This is from a Netflix employees handbook on culture)
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Tagore's 'Leave this chanting' from Gitanjali can also be read as knowing the difference between academia and the real world.
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It's fascinating to read about the early days of technology companies - and to see what changed & what remains the same - #Lindy - over the course of its journey.
Check out this 1995 story on Amazon from the Seattle Times. (Via https://t.co/LGOp7MxOF5)
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A line from @paulg's On Lisp
Likewise, what we see of a business via websites/press releases/products is 'a finished theorem'. We don't see the trials & errors.
A book should shine a light on the path, on the idea maze, as @balajis calls it.
That's my aim f/ #ContrarianReads
A friend shared this brochure from 18 years ago to help me understand how Adventnet became @Zoho.
There was only one 'Zoho' product back then: Zoho Virtual Office, "a web-based, groupware, collaboration software."
Fascinating to study how companies grow.
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The connection between Buddha & Girard
B: Desire leads to clinging and suffering
G: Desire for the same thing leads to conflict & violence
B: Donβt desire
G: Donβt desire what others desire
Both: Think for yourself
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Thinking in public π
ποΈ Interesting perspective on urban living by J Krishnamurti.
πΌοΈ We think of museums and music concerts as advantages of living in cities.
π³ Krishnamurti says we are merely trying to fill a void left by not being close to nature.
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A defining scene from the movie Blackberry. The 2 founders are watching Steve Jobs unveil the iPhone, which eventually led to its fall.
Its story shows that the distinction management gurus make between pioneers & fast followers is false. Cos have to be both.
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Fascinating.
I was looking for some early predictions of the cloud and its impact on working/living for my book and came across this clipping.
Arthur C Clarke predicted remote working, the cloud, the death of distance and the decline of cities in 1964.
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πTony Fadell's Build is not as well known as The Hard Thing About Hard Things, but it's as good.
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So true.
The best insights on any topic, especially in business and economics, come from those who are in the arena, trying to change something.
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I have been trying to wrap my head around the connection between technology and finance for my book on how Sridhar Vembu and his team built Zoho.
I found this framework from Carlota Perez's Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital super useful.
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I am personally a big fan of 'Work From Home', but that's because I mostly work alone.
If your job involves a lot of teamwork, it's a different game.
Here's a very good defence of 'Back To Office', esp in India, by Kailash Nadh, CTO of Zerodha
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John Kay's fantastic insight on why the shortest way is not the best way.
#Obliquity
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Well, I guess Indians know a thing or two about doing pradakshanams π
#Chandrayaan3
You might disagree with me on whether the doodle looks like @manujosephsan, but trust me, this is the most useful advice I came across on writing ever since I started working on my book on how Sridhar Vembu and his team built Zoho.
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A friend shared this old video of @mrgirish training customers as a Vice President at Adventnet (now, Zoho).
Interesting framework to look at IT in organisations: chaotic, reactive & organised.
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Writing a book is such an intense learning experience. Grateful π
Many Zoho employees/alums praise the company's high tolerance for failure. They say Sridhar Vembu likes to point out, βItβs not as if WSJ will carry a story on its front page saying, βZoho tried and failed.ββ
π‘Now, this Ajit Jain quote makes perfect sense.
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Peter Thiel's 'Zero to One' offers an interesting framework to analyse companies. I find it super useful to look at SaaS cos such as Freshworks and Zoho.
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